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Nuusbrief/ Newsletter 36 van/ of 2013 30 Oktober/ October 2013 early morning hours. The freshness that you feel in the morning time, can be found nowhere in the rest of the day. During the morning, you can study some subject whichever you feel is complicated, because the grasping power of the brain will be more during this time. The point is, once you gain confidence in a difficult subject, you can easily go on with other subjects and excel without much effort. Note: Don't try doing this, resting on your down comforter or trying to study beside someone who is having a good sleep in the early morning, because undesirable psychological effects can overtake you. Know that Time is a Precious Thing It is an undeniable fact that time is a valuable thing. Study now because this is the right age and never let the clock tick away your life without any purpose, success or prosperity in it. Organise Your Study Room This is a psychological way of getting motivated to study and to avoid distractions while you study. Keep your study room clean and well-organized, so that you will feel like studying peacefully. Arrange your textbooks properly in your book shelves. Don't... Procrastinate your course of study. Keep your cell phones and other gadgets while you are studying. They consume all your time without your knowledge. Get intimidated if your friends are running ahead of you. Miss the lectures of good and efficient teachers. Let anyone say that you cannot do it. "Ants are creatures of little strength, yet they store up their food in the summer" ~ Proverbs 30:25. From where do these ants get their motivation? In what way we can say that, we have been created or evolved, that makes us inferior to them? Let's put our thought on this. Understand the importance of education and hard work, and you will certainly find your way to success. I conclude this article with the words of Dr. A.P.J Abdul Kalam (former President of India), who is a beloved teacher and scientist of India, ~ "... dream is not what you see in sleep, it is something that doesn't let you sleep".

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Motivation is the propeller that will drive you to the path of success. Most of us dream of being successful in our lives. But very few of us take the necessary steps to reach our goal. For others, it's a dream forever. You need to understand that, Success isn't a result of spontaneous combustion. You must set yourself on fire. ~ Arnold H. Glasow. For achieving success, it is important to stay motivated. When the urge to succeed comes from within you, it is a big powerful factor that would lead you to get what you want. To stay motivated and achieve a target, you first need to keep your mind sharp and positive. No one can ignore the importance of education, and it is very important to motivate yourself to study for your exams. Though we get help from our parents, teachers and other well wishers to score well and acquire academic knowledge, it is in our hands to implement the action, in order to achieve success. How to Motivate Yourself to Study Remind Yourself about the Consequences of Not Scoring Well You need to understand that your academic history is very important in each step of your life; right from your college admission to job. It you don't score well, you may not get admission in a good college or get a job of your choice, and you may have to compromise with your career. Tell it to yourself that, It is my life and I need to work hard to achieve what I want. It is not only you who is going to suffer because of your poor performance, but also your parents. So, when you compare the consequences of not scoring well with the effort you need to put now, you will surely get motivated to open your textbooks and start studying. Enjoy Studying It is hard to digest this fact. Many of you think that, 'enjoying studying' is a paradoxical statement. No, it is not. Studying and learning things is never hard, if you enjoy and perceive the purpose in it. There are many subjects which you can learn for fun such as general science, physics, history etc. It's still doubtful, whether to include maths among fun and interesting subjects. So, try to comprehend the merit in your subjects and learn them. Associate Yourself with Good and Hardworking People It is true that friends play a significant role in shaping your career. When you associate yourself with bad and irresponsible people who care the least about their education, it is likely that they may rub off on you. The positive waves from good and hardworking friends, will motivate you to study well. Set a Rational Deadline to Meet the Required Targets Once you set your finishing line, it will be easy to work on it. When you set a target, your direction towards studying will be controlled and organized. Intelligent accomplishment can be acquired only when your input (studying) is linked with your target. At the same time, don't set a deadline that is much ahead of your capability. Before setting your target, consider the factors such as your ability, stamina, difficulty level of the subject you want to study and exam date. Don't get too excited, and set a target such as completing your whole syllabus in one day. If you are capable of doing it, good, however, if you are not able to, it will demotivate you, instead of the other way round. Utilize the Early Morning Hours Lose an hour in the morning, and you will be all day hunting for it. ~Richard Whately It has scientifically proven that our brains work at its best during the

Special points of interest:

IMPORTANT DATES SPORT ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Inside this issue:

SPORT 2

OLD STUDENTS
ACHIEVEMENTS

TENDER: TUCK SHOP 3 PTA NOMINATIONS ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 3 4

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Belangrike datums/ Important dates
DAY Thursday Friday Saturday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Saturday DATE ACTIVITY 31/10 PRYSUITDELING/ PRIZE-GIVING CEREMONY 1/11 2/11 4/11 5/11 6/11 7/11 9/11 Out-weekend / Detension Cricket vs Worcester Preparatory School (U/7,8,9 A+B teams) away Cricket vs PSS U/11B (home) + U/11A (away) Foundation Phase Athletics @ Robertson / PSS Swimming gala AJV/AGM @ 18:00 (PTA election) Cricket vs PSS U/13A (home) + U/13B (away) Tennis vs Montagu Primary (away) / Grade R Concert KFC Micro Cricket U/7 U/10 A teams (away)

Krieket/ Cricket
26/10/2013: WNPS Mini-Krieketdag: O/7A vs Swartland verloor 9-37 O/7A vs Eversdal verloor O/7B vs Bokkeveld verloor 19-32 O/7B vs Paarl Gim verloor 19-40 O/8A vs Paarl Gim verloor 18-39 O/8A vs Hugo Rust nie klaargemaak O/8B vs Bonnievale verloor O/8B vs Eversdal verloor O/9A vs Dirkie Uys wen 39-13 O/9A vs Paarl Gim verloor 5-26 O/9B vs Eversdal B wen 19-18 O/9B vs Hugo Rust nie klaargemaak 23/10/2013 WPS O/9A vs Roodewal O/9A: WPS wen 17-11 met 6 lopies! 28/10/2013 WPS O/13A vs Worc.-Oos O/13A: WPS teken 141 lopies aan in 25 beurte. Worc.Oos kon slegs 105 lopies aanteken. WPS wen met 36 lopies! Giano Jeftha en Dirk Hofmeyr kolf baie mooi!

Tennis
WPS vs Brackenfell - 23/10/2013: Seuns wen 4-2 Dogters wen 4-2 Ons seuns en dogters het pragtig gelyk en baie mooi gespeel! Vind asseblief hieronder die tennisdatums vir Noord-Boland en Boland. Below is the tennis schedule for the season. DATUMS/ DATES: 2 Nov. 2013 Boland Platteland teen SWD te Robertson (WEG) 9 Nov. 2013 Boland Platteland teen Boland Sentraal te Stellenbosch en Paarl (WEG) 29 en 30 Nov. 2013 Boland Proewe te Stellenbosch en Paarl (WEG)

Swimming gala: Porterville

Congratulations to the following learners who participated in the Porterville swimming gala last Thursday: Christiaan Joubert U/7 freestyle 1st; backstroke 1st / Megan Niemand U/8 freestyle 6th (out of 20); backstroke 2nd / Anja Joubert U/10 freestyle 4th; breaststroke 4th / Teana Joubert U/11 breaststroke 4th / Jana Blomerus U/11 freestyle 2nd; butterfly 1st / Ignatius Jordaan U/13 breaststroke 6th; freestyle 6th. WPS is very proud of our swimmers!
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Nuusbrief/ Newsletter 36 van/ of 2013

Klop op die skouer/ Pat on the back
Baie geluk aan ons oud-leerders met die volgende prestasies: HMS PAARL: Carli van Wyk Gekies as VLR-lid vir 2014 / Akademiese prestasies in: Geskiedenis, Drama, Musiek / Trofee vir: Kultuurleerling van die Jaar/ Erekleure vir Debat / Pinkie le Roux Trofee vir: n Gr.10leerling met besonderse deursettingsvermo, wat vanwe haar empatiese vermons haar eie belange 2de stel sodat ander se potensiaal tot hul reg kan kom. En, wat ten alle tye erkenning gee waar dit van toepassing is, haar opregte optrede, vriendelikheid en hulpvaardigheid, is n uitstaande kenmerk. / Leierskapsertifikaat: Lid van die Junior Stadsraad (Onder-Burgermeester) PAUL ROOS GYMNASIUM: Nicholas Quenet Sixth on Top 10 with 89.4% / Best swimmer award/ Biathlon award for winning SA Biathlon in June 2013 / One of 4 nominated for Sportsman of the Year and one of 4 nominated for most diverse sportsman for 2013 / Plays U/16A Hockey RHENISH GIRLS HIGH: Alexandra Quenet In the academic Top 5 / Honours for academics / Sportswoman for 2013 / Swimming captain cup / Athletics captain / Senior Nationals for swimming where she is ranked in top 10 (open) in 50m, 100m and 200m backstroke / SA cross country - 14th at SA U/19 HOR JONGENSKOOL PAARL: Gianni Lombard Beste Junior Hekkie-atleet / Top 10 in 100m Hekkies en 300m Hekkies (O/15) / Provinsiaal in100m Hekkies en 300m Hekkies (O/15) / 5 or more wickets in an innings: U/15A against Framesby 5-21 / Beste junior skopper (Rugby) HERSCHEL GIRLS HIGH: Celeste Renaud (Gr.12) Award for academics / Sports prize for Triathlon HTS DROSTDY: VRL 2014: Ashley Adonis & JC Dreyer WORCESTER GIMNASIUM: Heleen Theron & Mari Niemand (Gr.8): Volkleure vir Wes-Kaap Ruiterkuns - Albei het toekennings ontvang tydens die SANES Nasionale Kompetisie in Johannesburg gedurende September. Stel ons asb. in kennis van universiteitsstudente en horskool leerders se besonderse prestasies. Ons oud-leerders bly ons trots!

Tender: Snoepie/ Tuck Shop 2014

TENDER GESOEK VIR WPS SNOEPIE: Graag wil ons aan ons ouers die geleentheid bied om te tender vir die bestuur van ons snoepie op WPS se perseel vir die 2014 kalenderjaar. U tender voorlegging moet skriftelik wees en in n formaat waarop uself kan besluit. Dit moet egter onder andere die volgende aspekte behandel: U ondervinding/ervaring en waarom u n geskikte kandidaat is; Wat te koop aangebied sal word (spyskaart); Tye wanneer die snoepie bedryf sal word; Vergoeding aan Skool Alle tender voorleggings moet in n geslote koevert voor Maandag, 18 November 2013 om 13:00 by Me Ronel Swart ingehandig word, wie skriftelik ontvangs moet erken. Die Beheerliggaam behou die reg voor om binne hulle uitsluitlike diskresie enige tender te aanvaar of nie te aanvaar nie. Die suksesvolle tenderaar sal teen Vrydag, 29 November 2013 in kennis gestel word. Indien u enige navrae het, skakel gerus die kantoor by Tel: 023 347 0663

PTA NOMINATIONS FOR 2014: Please submit your nomination (in written form) before 13:00 on Monday, 4 November 2013 @ Mrs Ronel Swart (Reception).
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Algemene Jaarvergadering/ Annual General Meeting

Begrotingsvergadering: Dinsdag, 5 Nov. 2013 om 18:00 WPS wens u in kennis te stel van die jaarlikse algemene begrotingsvergadering deur die beheerliggaam op Dinsdag, 5 Nov. 2013 om 18:00 in die skoolsaal. Budget meeting: Tuesday, 5 Nov. 2013 at 18:00 WPS would hereby wish to inform you of the annual general budget meeting of the school governing body. It will be held in the school hall on Tuesday, 5 Nov. 2013 at 18:00.

Eksamenrooster/ Exam time table

Desember Eksamenrooster / December Exam time table Maandag/ Monday 11/11 Afrikaans Dinsdag/ Tuesday 12/11 Wiskunde/ Mathematics Woensdag/ Wednesday 13/11 English Donderdag/ Thursday 14/11 Natuurwetenskap/ Natural Science Vrydag/ Friday 15/11 SW: Aardrykskunde/ SS: Geography Maandag/ Monday 18/11 SW: Geskiedenis/ SS: History Dinsdag/ Tuesday 19/11 Lewensorintering/ Life Orientation
PRAY FOR WPS: Anyone who would like to pray, as parents, for WPS, please meet in the prayer room on Wednesday mornings at 07:45.

Dankie/ Thank you

Graad 1.1 en Juf. Margo gee vir Hanneke en mamma Christine n stywe druk. Hulle het verlede Vrydag vir elke maatjie EN vir juffrou die lekkerste sakkies springmielies gemaak. Ons het ons nuwe donker gordyne ingewy met n fliekie en springmielies! En was dit nou lekker! Die week werk ons weer hard!

REMINDER: GR.4 CAKE SALE FRIDAY, 15 November 2013

1. Worcester Rotary Club & SAPD TREE OF JOY: This projects purpose is to give underprivileged children, between the ages of 3 and 12 years, a gift for Christmas. If you would like to donate a gift, please wrap and mark it with age and gender only so as to make it more flexible. Gifts may be placed underneath the Tree of Joy in the foyer. 2. OLD TOYS IN WORKING CONDITION can also be donated. Please leave them (unwrapped) with Mrs Suzanne le Roux at the office.

WPS Greetings A.M. Peens (PRINCIPAL)

Bank details: NEDBANK 147 005; ACC NO: 147 000 3910 (Cheque acc.)
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